suffragist

Meanings

1. A person who promotes suffrage.
2. One who votes.

1. Of, relating to, or promoting suffrage.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der.? Latin suffrāgō Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Classical Latin suffrāgiumbor. Old French suffrage Middle French suffragebor. ▲ Classical Latin suffrāgiumlbor. Middle English suffrage English suffrage Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English suffragist From suffrage + -ist (“person, agent”).